English Language Support (ELSO)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

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ELSO 6210
Improving Pronunciation

When we think about pronunciation, we often think about individual sounds, but other features of speech are often more important for making oneself understood. These features, such as pausing, intonation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14841 ELSO 6210   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 17602 ELSO 6210   LEC 002

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6220
Taking Part in Discussions

In academia, students participate in discussions to share and create new knowledge, challenge ideas, and negotiate their identities. Thus participating in discussions is essential for students to become ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14842 ELSO 6220   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6230
Designing and Delivering Effective Presentations

Whether presenting for seminars, journal club meetings, conferences, or in classes, being comfortable presenting is an essential part of graduate studies. This course will provide students with strategies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14986 ELSO 6230   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6510
Writing, Revising, and Editing

During this course, students focus on a small writing project while learning strategies for developing a more effective writing process, engaging in peer review, and using features of academic style. By ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14839 ELSO 6510   LEC 001

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  • ELSO courses are only available to international graduate and professional students.

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14840 ELSO 6510   LEC 002

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  • ELSO courses are only available to international graduate and professional students.

ELSO 6520
Strategies for Writing in Your Field

One of the greatest challenges of graduate school is learning the writing practices of your discipline: learning how to write with the processes, in the structures and styles, and with the rhetorical moves ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14874 ELSO 6520   LEC 001

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    • MW Uris Hall G44
    • Aug 29 - Oct 18, 2019

    • Cox, M

  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6530
Becoming a Better Editor of Your Work

This course introduces a range of strategies for identifying and addressing issues related to organization, syntax, style, usage, and grammar.  Students apply these strategies to texts that they have already ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14984 ELSO 6530   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6540
Advanced Academic Writing: Writing with Sources

To write academic papers with sophistication, you must know how to write effectively with sources--how to read papers strategically, take effective notes, integrate source material into your prose, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14985 ELSO 6540   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6580
Research Paper Writers Workshop

This course is designed to assist international graduate and professional students in making progress on writing a research paper (i.e. an article for publication, dissertation chapter, seminar paper, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 15018 ELSO 6580   LEC 001

  • This course is enrolled by permission of the instructor. To apply for this course, find the link on the ELSO courses website: https://knight.as.cornell.edu/elso-courses. This, and all ELSO courses, are restricted to Cornell international graduate students.

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ELSO 6610
Communicating in the Workplace

This course is designed for international graduate and professional students who will need to communicate in English in professional contexts. Students will learn about differences between academic and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 15017 ELSO 6610   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.

ELSO 6620
Preparing for the Professional Job Search

This course introduces a series of professional job application steps, including the giving elevator pitches, networking, searching for jobs, interpreting job ads, attending job fairs, making digital profiles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 14873 ELSO 6620   LEC 001

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  • Only international graduate and professional students who pay tuition to Cornell may enroll. For ELSO course policies, go to knight.as.cornell.edu/elso.